6 staffers injured as blaze erupts at restaurant in Connaught Place in Delhi3Photo© hindustantimes.com

6 staffers injured as blaze erupts at restaurant in Connaught Place in Delhi

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The victims, all staffers employed at the restaurant were cleaning and setting up the eatery ahead of its opening, with three sustaining burns covering more than 70% of their bodies. Police and fire officials said the blaze was contained to only a section of the restaurant.

Firefighters said the restaurant’s front seating area was intact, but the kitchen was severely damaged.

Delhi Fire Services (DFS) chief Atul Garg said a call about the fire at Bikkgane Biryani in P Block was received at 11.55am. Six fire tenders were rushed to the spot, but by the time they arrived, the victims had already been shifted to RML Hospital, he said.